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Cat. No. 14-542
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
CD-3318
Portable CD Boom Box
with Double Cassette Recorder
and AM/FM Stereo
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14-542.fm Page 2 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM FEATURES Your Radio Shack CD-3318 combines CASSETTE DECK a compact disc player, an AM/FM ra- FEATURES dio, and a dual-cassette deck system into an all-in-one portable package. Dual Cassette Decks — lets you play You can use the CD-3318 indoors or cassette tapes from either of two decks out, at work or play. or record from one deck to the other. Its Extended Bass system lets you Consecutive Play — automatically hear powerful, heavy bass while
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14-542.fm Page 3 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM The CD player in this stereo system is Warning: This system employs a laser made and tested to meet exacting light beam. Only a qualified service safety standards. It meets UL and FCC person should remove the cover or at- requirements and complies with safety tempt to service this device, due to performance standards of the U.S. De- possible eye injury. partment of Health and Human Servic- es. With proper care, this CD player Warning: The use
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14-542.fm Page 4 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM CONTENTS Preparation .............................................................................................................5 Connecting Power ............................................................................................ 5 Using AC Power......................................................................................... 5 Using Batteries..................................................................................
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14-542.fm Page 5 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM PREPARATION Using Batteries CONNECTING POWER You can power the CD-3318 from eight You can power the CD-3318 from any D batteries (not supplied). For the best of the following: results, we recommend alkaline batter- • AC power using the supplied AC ies (such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 23- power cord 550). • Eight D batteries (not supplied) • Vehicle battery power using a DC- to-AC inverter (not supplied) Using AC Power To power the CD-3318 from s
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14-542.fm Page 6 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM If the CD-3318 does not operate prop- erly or if the sound weakens or distorts, replace the batteries. Cautions: • Always dispose of the old batter- ies promptly and properly. • Never leave dead, old, or weak batteries in the CD-3318. They can leak chemicals and corrode or damage electronic circuits. 1. Plug the supplied power cord into Using Your Vehicle’s Battery the AC IN~ jack on the back of the You can power the CD-3318 from your CD-3318.
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14-542.fm Page 7 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM Listening Safely USING HEADPHONES To protect your hearing, follow these For private listening, you can connect guidelines when you use headphones. a pair of stereo headphones (not sup- 1 plied) with a /8-inch plug. Your local • Set the volume to the lowest set- Radio Shack store carries a wide se- ting before you begin listening. lection of stereo headphones. After you begin listening, adjust the volume to a comfortable level. To connect the h
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14-542.fm Page 8 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM RADIO OPERATION Warning: To protect your hearing, set Notes: VOLUME to its lowest setting before • The FM-STEREO indicator you turn on the radio. lights when you receive an FM signal in stereo. Follow these steps to use the radio. • If FM stereo reception is noisy, 1. Set RADIO.CD OFF to RADIO to set BEAT CUT to 0. The sound turn on the radio. The POWER is no longer in stereo, but indicator lights. reception should improve. • For the best AM
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14-542.fm Page 9 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM CD PLAYER OPERATION LOADING A CD PLAYING A CD 1. Set RADIO.CD OFF to CD. The 1. After loading a CD, press PLAY/ POWER indicator lights, and PAUSE . The CD player plays dISC appears in the display. the CD starting with the first track. The display shows , the cur- rent track number, and the elapsed time. 2. Press PUSH OPEN on the CD compartment cover. The CD com- partment opens. Notes: • To repeat, skip over, or search for tracks, see “Specia
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14-542.fm Page 10 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM Warning: Your CD-3318 CD Note: If you do not stop the CD player has a wide dynamic range. player, it plays to the end of the If you turn the volume too high last track and automatically stops. during the low volume sections of When the CD player is stopped, a program, you might damage disappears from the display your hearing during sudden loud and the total number of tracks sections. appears. 3. Press E-BASS to enhance the 6. To remove the C
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14-542.fm Page 11 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM 3. Select the track you want by Notes: pressing SKIP or . The • Programming is not completed track number you selected until you press PLAY/PAUSE . appears on the display. • To repeat, skip over, or search for Note: To select track 10 or a track tracks, see “Special CD Player number greater than 10, press Features.” +10. The track number changes in increments of ten. Checking a Programmed 4. Press PROGRAM. The selected Sequence track is sto
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14-542.fm Page 12 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM To select a track while the CD player is SPECIAL CD PLAYER stopped, press SKIP or until FEATURES the desired track number appears on the display. The track begins playing Automatic Search Music automatically. System (ASMS) To select a track while the CD player is You can use ASMS to search through paused, press SKIP or until the CD to select a desired track or pro- the desired track number appears on grammed sequence. the display. Then pr
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14-542.fm Page 13 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM Note: Intro play does not work with a Repeat Play programmed sequence. You can repeat a single track, the en- tire CD, or a programmed sequence. While the CD player is stopped, press INTRO MODE until appears on the dis- • To repeat a single track, press play. Then press PLAY/PAUSE . REPEAT MODE before or during play. The CD player plays the first 10 sec- appears on the display and the onds of each track. CD player repeatedly plays the select
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14-542.fm Page 14 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM • You must select shuffle play CD CARE TIPS before playback. If you select shuffle play while a CD is playing, Even though a compact disc is very SHUFFLE appears on the display but durable, treat the CD surface with the function does not work. care. We recommend the following precautions: SHUFFLE Before play, press MODE until • Do not place anything but a CD in appears on the display. Then press the disc tray. This can damage the PLAY/PAUSE
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14-542.fm Page 15 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM CASSETTE PLAYER OPERATION Your CD-3318 uses a dual-cassette deck system, which lets you play cas- sette tapes from either of two decks and record from a variety of sources. LOADING A CASSETTE TAPE Note: Take up any slack in the tape by turning the cassette’s hub with a pen- 3. Close the cover. cil. If you do not remove excess slack, the tape might become tangled in the record/playback mechanism. Avoid PLAYING A CASSETTE touching the tape.
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14-542.fm Page 16 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM • To rapidly wind the tape forward a tape loaded in Tape 2. Load a cas- or backward, press FAST-F sette tape in each deck, then press or REWIND . The cassette PLAY on Tape 2. Next, simulta- deck automatically stops at the neously press PAUSE and PLAY end of the tape. on Tape 1. • Be sure the cassette player is stopped before fast-forwarding The tape in Tape 2 plays until it reach- or rewinding a cassette tape. es the end of the side. Then
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14-542.fm Page 17 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM • The CD-3318’s Automatic Level Notes: Control (ALC) automatically • To temporarily stop recording, adjusts the recording level. VOL- press PAUSE . Press PAUSE UME and TONE have no effect on again to resume recording. recording. • To stop recording, press STOP/ • Tape quality greatly affects the EJECT . To stop the CD quality of the recording. We rec- player, press STOP/CLEAR . ommend regular length (60- or 90- minute) cassette tapes. For l
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14-542.fm Page 18 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM Caution: If you use a cassette tape Note: High speed dubbing pro- with the erase-protection tabs re- duces a slightly lower quality moved, do not force down RECORD . recording, but is useful for quicker This can damage the mechanism. See recording. “Preventing Accidental Erasure.” 5. Press PAUSE then RECORD on Tape 1. PAUSE , RECORD , Notes: and PLAY lock down. • To temporarily stop recording, Caution: If you use a cassette press PAUSE . P
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14-542.fm Page 19 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM • Removing the erase-protection TAPE CARE TIPS tabs does not prevent a bulk eraser from erasing a cassette Preventing Accidental tape. Erasure Cassette tapes have two erase-protec- Erasing a Cassette Tape tion tabs — one for each side. To protect a recording from being accidentally re- If you no longer want a recording, you corded over or erased, use a screwdriv- can record over it or erase it. er to remove one or both of the cassette tape’s
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14-542.fm Page 20 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Radio Shack CD-3318 is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for the CD-3318 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the CD-3318 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Water contains minerals that can corrode electronic circuits. Handle the CD-3318 carefully. Dropping it can damage the case and circuit boards and cause the CD-3318 to work improperly. Use the
